Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – North Coast & Hinterland NSW

Murwillumbah, NSW If you’re visiting Queensland’s Gold Coast and don’t want to pay those high tourist accommodation charges, Murwillumbah Showgrounds is an excellent place to stay. It is a short easy drive up the freeway to Tweed Heads and the … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – North Coast & Hinterland NSW

Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Lightning Ridge

Lightning Ridge, Inland, NSW Lightning Ridge, Coober Pedy, White Cliffs, Yowah, there’s something about opal mining that screams quirkiness. Lightning Ridge though must be the quirkiest of them all. There is so much to see and do in this town.The Opal Caravan Park is excellent and a pleasant park just to kick back and relax, you need to allow yourself plenty of time here. When you’re ready to explore, there are the car door tours where you follow painted car doors to the sights in each part of town, the best of which is Amigo’s Castle. For a completely different … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places We Love – Lightning Ridge

Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – The Riverina, NSW

That stretch of glorious farmland in southern NSW encompassing the Murray and the Murrumbidgee Rivers. We’ve wandered about here a few times but still haven’t discovered all it’s secrets. Lockhart has a council-maintained caravan park beside a small lagoon (Brookong … Continue reading Confessions of a Grey Nomad – The Places we Love – The Riverina, NSW